Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
42
Highest
82.9%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.3%
Canada
Median
35.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
431

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 82.9% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.3% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 35.1%, and the mean is 38.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 175.7%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 96.8%).

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 82.9% 2022 up 8.3% rising
2 Benin 82.1% 2021 up 18.8% rising
3 Mali 80.4% 2024 down 7.5% falling
4 Zimbabwe 78.0% 2019 up 15.7% flat
5 Guatemala 77.0% 2015 up 12.2% flat
6 Lesotho 75.9% 2023 up 16.6% rising
7 Burkina Faso 75.9% 2021 down 17.6% falling
8 Zambia 74.8% 2023 up 14.8% rising
9 Senegal 73.2% 2023 up 2.4% falling
10 Côte d'Ivoire 70.6% 2022 down 18.6% falling
11 Nigeria 67.9% 2021 up 1.8% rising
12 Gambia 60.4% 2020 down 12.5% falling
13 Cameroon 57.7% 2018 down 21.5% falling
14 Honduras 53.9% 2023 down 25.2% falling
15 Bangladesh 50.2% 2022 down 34.2% falling
16 Malawi 50.1% 2020 down 11.0% falling
17 Sierra Leone 49.4% 2019 down 30.2% falling
18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.9% 2020 up 175.7% volatile
19 Jordan 38.9% 2023 up 65.9% rising
20 Ghana 38.8% 2022 up 6.7% falling
21 Mexico 37.9% 2022 down 8.2% falling
22 El Salvador 32.4% 2023 down 32.9% falling
23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.4% 2024 down 38.8% falling
24 Ecuador 21.7% 2023 up 13.6% falling
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.2% 2014 down 9.8% falling
26 Nepal 20.1% 2022 down 36.4% falling
27 Egypt 18.4% 2022 down 49.3% falling
28 Panama 18.4% 2023 down 33.6% falling
29 Türkiye 17.1% 2022 down 57.1% falling
30 Paraguay 17.0% 2024 down 40.2% falling
31 China 15.8% 2020 down 65.5% falling
32 Colombia 15.6% 2023 down 28.8% falling
33 Kyrgyzstan 15.2% 2023 down 7.1% flat
34 Uruguay 14.9% 2023 down 63.1% falling
35 Costa Rica 13.4% 2024 down 15.4% falling
36 Dominican Republic 10.6% 2023 up 2.9% falling
37 Brazil 10.2% 2023 down 48.0% falling
38 Peru 9.6% 2023 down 43.2% falling
39 Israel 7.3% 2016 flat
40 United States of America 4.6% 2020 down 55.9% falling
41 Chile 3.4% 2022 down 54.7% falling
42 Canada 0.3% 2018 down 96.8% volatile

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
42 places, 431 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release